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107 Days Until the 2010 Pittsburgh Marathon

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Image by greghauenstein via Flickr So last May – you had a good time watching the marathon and you thought maybe next year I will run the Pittsburgh marathon.  Well this can be your year to litterally run around Pittsburgh.  With the 2010 Pittsburgh Marathon a short 107 days away – time to start training. This Saturday, January 16, 2010 is the first of the UPMC Marathon Training Seminars.… Read the rest

Pink Dress Run – Race for the Beer and the Cure

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If you are looking for a unique way to race for the cure this weekend – you can jump into a pink dress and join the Pittsburgh Hash Hound Harriers for their first annual Pink Dress Run (last summer they held a red dress run). Pink Dress Run Saturday, May 9, 2009 at 5pm meet at OTB Cafe on Carson Street Wear a pink dress and follow the hash for some running and beer. Pink Dress Run on Facebook… Read the rest

Running in A Red Dress

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The Hash Hound Harriers, Pittsburgh’s Drinking Club with a Running Problem are back in RED.  Friday, July 25th, 2008 is their Red Dress Run.  Yep they will be running around town in red dresses – Men and Women, in red dresses.   Check out my post on one of their past runs for a definition of a hash run . Friday July 25th at 6:30pm Gene’s Last Chance (in the Strip) 2533 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 Donation to Leukemia and Lymphoma Society – $11 Bring money for trail. Start shopping for your red dresses if you dont have any yet.… Read the rest

History Mystery Run

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Pittsburgh’s Hash House Harriers (aka PGH H-3) refer to them selves as “the drinking club with a running problem.” What is Hashing? You have just stumbled upon an International phenomenon, where a group of people, “Hashers”, follow a cryptic trail that has been marked with flour by the “Hare”. This trail leads to beer, water, snacks, and a lot of camaraderie.   Some people run, some people walk, but they all follow these cryptic marks along streets, trails, and off the beaten path until they find a beer stop. Now there is water there too, and snacks, but really we are… Read the rest

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